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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes • October 15, 1996 Page 6 1 1. The property has the principal residential structure already sitting in the side yard setback. 2 The principal structure was built in 1961,before the City's zoning ordinances were 3 codified. 4 2. This property is also a corner.lot, which through setbacks, limits the buildable area. 5 Chair Bergstrom asked if this property is subject to the County setback requirements. Ms. 6 Moore-Sykes stated the property is. 7 Chair Bergstrom asked if the addition would be located in the County setback if the variance was 8 - granted. City Manager Morrison stated it would not. 9 Assaad Hark, 2914-36th Avenue N.E., stated this proposal would add valuable space for his 10 family of five. He has done the construction plan and Sawhorse Builders will do the construction 11 which will be completed on time as required. 12 Commissioner Makowske stated he had briefly looked at the property and asked if the grading in 13 the backyard was different from the front. 14 Mr. Hark stated he had put a retaining wall in the setback eight feet from the property be on the 105 south side and reshaped the back yard. 16 Allen Durtsche, 2908 - 36th Avenue N.E., stated he was the neighbor directly to the west of the 17 Hark property. He felt Mr.Hark was a good neighbor and had no objection to the request being 18 granted. 19 Askok Chattopadhyay, 3602 Silver Lake Road, stated he was the neighbor two houses north of 20 the Hark property. He felt Mr. Hark was a good neighbor and had completed a lot of renovation 21 since he had moved into the home. He stated he wholeheartedly supported the granting of the 22 variance to add the new structure. 23 Chair Bergstrom closed the public hearing at 7:44 P.M. 24 Commissioner Horst stated he saw no reason not to grant the variance. The hardship presented 25 met the requirements of the statute. He stated he was in favor of the variance. 26 Commissioner Franzese stated the formula which utilized the depth equal to the average of the 27 two adjacent lots was not relevant in this request as it pertained to front yard setbacks rather than 28 side yard setbacks: The side yard setback request is for 15 feet. She stated she was concerned 29 that the addition would be too close to a County road and would actually be in the County 30 setback •31 Chair Bergstrom noted the County setback was measured from the center line of the road rather 32 than the curb.